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Heavy snow and winter weather remains in the forecast for millions of people in parts of California and the Northeast on Tuesday and the northern Plains could be the latest region to see snowfall from storms stretching across the country.
- Winter weather advisories and warnings were issued for states in the path of the storms.
- New York City could get the most snow the area has received all winter.
- Parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas continue tor recover from severe weather that hit the area on Sunday and Monday. Dozens of injuries and at least one death was reported.
Here’s what to know about Tuesday’s weather forecast:
Heavy snow hits northeast
A system from the Great Lakes is expected to spread wintry precipitation into the Northeast. The system is forecast to push East on Tuesday, creating hazardous driving conditions throughout the region.
A winter storm warning is in effect Tuesday for the following areas:
- Northwestern Connecticut
- Central, eastern and western Massachusetts
- Green mountains in southern Vermont
- East central and southeast New York
- Portions of northeast New Jersey
- Portions of New Hampshire
- Western Maine
- Rhode Island
The heaviest snowfall is predicted in east central New York, western and central Massachusetts, as well as southern New Hampshire, southern Vermont and western Maine, where snowfall totals are expected to be around eight to 12 inches.
New York City has ‘biggest snowfall’ of winter
All five boroughs of New York City saw a mix of snow and sleet Monday night that will continue into Tuesday morning.
Snowfall totals ranged throughout the area, but Central Park and Manhattan were expected to see the most with accumulations, with up to three inches.
Although it was not as much snow as other parts the Northeast saw, it was the “biggest snowfall” for the city this winter.
“While this is, historically, not a lot of snow for New York City, it will be noticeable, especially given the lack of snow for the city so far this season,” said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dave Dombek.
‘Life threatening’ blizzard conditions in California
Winter weather continue to hit the Golden State, with the most significant conditions out of the Sierra Nevada mountain range and the Lake Tahoe area, near the Nevada border.
The Greater Lake Tahoe Area and Mono County are under a blizzard warning through Tuesday with total snow accumulations of 2 to 3 feet and wind gusts as high as 60 miles per hour.
“Life threatening blizzard conditions expected with heavy snowfall. Travel could be impossible,” the National Weather Service said. “Do not travel.”
Los Angeles County and other nearby mountains are also expected to have moderate snow Tuesday, with the other parts of Southern California continuing to have rain.
Northern Plains get snow
A low pressure system swinging from the Rockies to the Dakotas has the chance to bring heavy snow across the northern Plains, with the heaviest amounts forecast to fall along the North Dakota-South Dakota border.
The region is expected to be hit with “banded snowfall,” which the National Weather Service says is a narrow corridor of heavy snowfall within a boarder area of light snowfall, making it “very difficult to forecast.”
Winter storm tracker
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